New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
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nr,upsrs OF THE MARCH NUMBERS.


oriMpsrs OF THE MARCH NUMBERS
M octoeensrisn has ever forth more fascinating
,eminisceuces than those which Mr. daya n"' -
ot.d TO Harper. No else will ever PANT ior ~ ~
sn,. tn lfa Of louisiana under the old regime Inc PaP
Z. rem in it, way Why do not American art's's ~
saarch of subjects holiday beautifyns take an f
40 characteristic aud mako 1t ajoy forever
Vary full Of practical information is the Harper paper
an tbe New.Y York Police Department; and 10 "Dueinhs
An France Mr. Child devotes more space than MS s"o
,ect ou,tc deserves Mr. NJ JohDstons story IL 'Aris
ton on theme has touched Beforehand very pleas
ant vari alton.
Does not Mr. Curtis beg question in the Easy Chair
talk about the realistic novelist
Tho opening pages Of NJ Taine's forthcoming volume
appear In The Princeton Rerew in the shape OF paper
on Napoleon Bonaparte. 1t would be msnestV un,u''
70 devote any criticism to small part OF so'ou'
orL nm, we NAV remind the accomplished editor OF the
Re,teo that NJ Tame does sign himself Henri Dat
'Hippoyte"
The moor reader has not much consideration In tnese
days at the hands the critical writer Inc contempt
for their audiences which divers Authors nave
axuressed make wonder why they eondescend 10 TO
duoe fodder for 30 dull beast Why not sell drygooos
instead Miss shaw In her article In inc Pr"eeo" on
eoree Meredith takes this cornul tone in regard to the
povelreadng public In no large sense Is this Jusn'
able In these days book soon or iate reaches us
level the effects of unreasonable prejudice are NO more
lasting than those oflog-rolng
Professor shalers careful and comforting paper the
STABILITY OF the Earth opens the March Scrioner In
dignied way. 1t Is good to know that North America
safe region and from this vantage ground
70 read Mr. Washburue account of upheava great
An that of an earthquake-that of the Paris Commune
The story tragic and carries lesson for all civil
lied governments. In the portraits which accompany
this paper find again the curousy indented forehead
NJ fha
type
Dr. Hale gives in The Forum an interesting list OF
"Books that have Helped Me-" These volumes are un
doubtedly the same that have helped to form every
clever bow ana girl of the generations General
comparisons would probably produce but few variations
There are suggestions to other novelists in Dr. Ham
mouds Forum paper on Mysterious Disappearance
An equally thrilling less fantastic romance than Dr
Jeky and Mr. Hyde" might be built upon the stories OF
the men wholly lost consciousness OF one life 70
emerge suddenly into another in different part OF the
country
DR.. Holiness paper his European trip as printed IN
The Atlantic has all the charm OF familiar letter 10
friend 1t fragrant with that kindly humor with which
the best of Doctors has long cheered prosac time
What with Agnes Reppers "Curosities of Criticism,
j. b. Perknss paper Gautier W. C. Lawton's article
on The Hppoytus of Eurpides" H. E. scudders criti-
csm on "Longfeow's Art" and various reviews OF new
books The Atlantic has more distinctly liter
ary than usual 1t makes thereby peculiar and direct
appeal to the lovers of literature for its own sake
How deicately musical ia the close Of Mr. Lowelrs
Atlantic poem is of slight texture but 1t pleases and
almost for the first few verses whch-to be frank
arc not poetry.
The young writer who contributes to The Atlantic The
Lady from Maine" has certain facility In storytelling
but what silly story has told IL her evident talent
hasx iset rain Misa"
hence laugh this youthful work and wipe 1t out with
better.
There is a touching story OF human effort and human
affection TO be read the lines Of the sketch OF E.
i. Youmans contributed by his sister to The Popular
Science Monthly The young mans struggle to acquire
scientific training under stress Of almost total blindness
noble and not less striking Is the record OF
the devotion of tho sister who eyes and hands TO
dim
Until the yNcosy history Of Lincoln appears in
complete form will not easy for careless readers 10
appreciate the large and noble fashion In which the
authors have framed and treated their subject Each
successive instament shows with increasing force how
nestnable Is this contribution to the history OF the Re-
public.
Mr. Cables "Grande Pointe" has trivial motive, but
the story told with spirit grace and humor is far
In advance Of his other recent work.
The Century offers admirable portrait of Edwin NJ
Stanton and while the article which accompanies gives
nothing novel and striking interest it helps US to
clearer comprehension Of amuch abused and msunder-
stood man.
The Century paper on Composite Photography
with more suggestive and less technical de-
scription would have entertaining; but the
portrait OF Maiemoisele the Glass Of SO OF Smith Col
ege for any OF dulness The face is not
indicates intellectual and moral deve
opment OF singular strength and loneliness II this be the
type the girl future the millennium may be lit
tie than 1t seems TO be.
Mr. Hassard In his charming Century paper Calfor-
MIA campl life. goes to persuading that can
fnd q little millennium Of ones Occidental
II ountain. IL Is delightful account OF outing OF
which the pleasure great and the expense small
There is much that is winning in the bit OF auto
biography which Mr. Robert Bnrdete publishes In Lip
puacoM 1t is chapter of kindly condolences; and not
the pleasant thing In IL Is Its authors manly express
sion of that he wrote his Life OF William
Penn" " 1t book entirely uncalled for" says Mr..
Burdete. "Therc really reason for making fun
OF character worthy Of the admiration and esteem Of
men. 1t foolish thing and wrong one the writing
Of that book did no harm. however Nobody read It,
and will say con6dence-and don't this
pcated outside the oicethat still owe the publishers
eight dollars indexing The original bill twelve
dollars think but in three or four enough books
have been sold apply my royalty. four dollars the
bill for ndexing. STILL am sorry wrote it. But that's
nothing for me- Every day Of my life l sorry for
something did yesterday. SO constantly am doing
pcnance that live in state OF chronic and
habitual hair shirt only hope that the day after die
/ may not be sorry did It,"